I find it amazing that a company like NAD allows some of it's electronics to have such a high rate of failures.Even if it's only a 5% rate of failures,that's no comfort if you own one of the defective ones.
Granted ,they are not like Bryston,(who builds all thier gear in one place in Canada by hand),but still NAD has had some serious quality control issues with the Chinese factories who build their gear.The parts-quality is terrible. I imagine that NAD must design something and then have it go out to the lowest bidders. In the past,their products were made in Japan,and then Taiwan. (I'd rather have the older NAD's made in these places instead of the Chinese-made products that they now are selling to buyers.)
They never even replied to an e-mail I sent to them when my NAD amp was giving me all that trouble.
Well, I guess the old saying is true about getting what you pay for..
That being said, for the same money that brand-new NAD Electronics would cost you, I'd suggest buying used Bryston products instead. The warranty that Bryston offers is great,but I wouldn't be too concerned,the stuff rarely breaks down. Even when it does,Bryston Service will address the issue promptly.
Used Bryston is getting harder to find for this reason alone. People who own Bryston tend to be loyal customers for many years.
